Most active IAHR Young Professionals Network (YPNs) in 2022 were recognised and awarded on 24 August 2023 during the Gala Dinner of the 40th IAHR World Congress. Special thanks to the members of the Task Force on Young Professionals Development, who helped to evaluate the 2022 IAHR Young Professionals Networks annual reports of activities.

The following IAHR YPNs were awarded in 2023:

From the Africa Division to the IAHR Rwanda Young Professionals Network.
This is the first IAHR young professional network created in the African continent. It was founded by final year students from the University of Rwanda College of Science and Technology, department of civil engineering (Environmental engineering and Water resources engineering). This network has been established with the purpose of bringing young generations together in order to share knowledge about how we can solve water problems that Rwanda and Africa are facing within these times of climate change crisis.

Moez Louati, Chair of the Africa Division, collected the award on behalf of the IAHR Rwanda Young Professionals Network.

From the Asia and Pacific Division to the IAHR Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute Young Professionals Network.
Formally established in Nanjing in May 2018 under the guidance of the IAHR China Chapter and with the support of the Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, the IAHR Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute Young Professionals Network actively carries out various activities in order to improve the academic level and international vision of its members and promote young scholars to the international academic stage.

Qian Yu, YPN Regional Representative for the Asia Pacific region in the IAHR Council, collected the award on behalf of the IAHR Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute Young Professionals Network.

From the Europe Division to the IAHR Spain Young Professionals Network.
The IAHR Spain YPN was created in 2020 as a merger of the YPNs from three Spanish regions: South-East Spain, Madrid, and Galicia. Its main objective is to foster a national collaboration network among young researcher and water professional, give visibility to events, scholarships and contracts of interest for YPN members, and organise and disseminate talks, interviews and webinars at national and international level on water engineering issues.

Esteban Sañudo, from the IAHR Spain Young Professionals Network, collects the award.

From the Latin America Division to the IAHR Panama Young Professionals Network.
The IAHR Panama YPN was created in September 2019 by young researchers and students from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá. The group has organised several activities and has been very active promoting and organising activities both locally in Panama and regionally in Latin America. The group's vision is to become a national reference in the field of hydro-environmental sciences for the design of sustainable solutions through a holistic and interdisciplinary approach.

Maria Gabriela Castrellón, from the IAHR Panama Young Professionals Network, collects the award.